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Faculty Spotlight

The Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues' faculty committee brings together a diverse group of scholars with interdisciplinary expertise on issues related to U.S.-China relations and world affairs. This faculty spotlight series highlights the wide-ranging influence of initiative faculty's research, teaching, and public commentary at Georgetown and beyond.

Feature Series

Lewis convening the U.S.-China Research Dialogue on Climate Change at the Carnegie Tsinghua Center in Beijing

November 8, 2024

Joanna Lewis is the Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor of Energy and Environment and director of the Science, Technology and International Affairs Program at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. Lewis has over two decades of experience working on international climate and clean energy policy with a focus on China. The initiative sat down with faculty committee member Joanna Lewis to reflect on her career and research on China, climate cooperation, and clean energy supply chains.

Evan Medeiros speaking at the 2024 U.S.-China Cling Conference

September 23, 2024

Evan Medeiros is the Penner Family Chair in Asian Studies and Cling Family Senior Fellow in U.S.-China Relations at the Walsh School of Foreign Service and senior fellow with the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues at Georgetown University. Medeiros joined Georgetown after serving for six years on the staff of the National Security Council (NSC) during the Obama administration. The initiative sat down with Medeiros to reflect on his career at the NSC and current research on U.S.-China relations.

Wilder with delegates from the U.S.-China Student Dialogue during a trip to Hong Kong in May 2024

September 3, 2024

Dennis Wilder (G’79) is a senior fellow and former managing director for the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues at Georgetown University. Wilder joined the initiative in 2016 after a nearly four decades-long career in government service, where he served in various senior positions at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Council (NSC). The initiative sat down with him to reflect on his distinguished career and current work promoting U.S.-China student-to-student exchanges at Georgetown.